compound
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But it did publish a statement in May, saying the wall of its compound was "collapsing because of the ginkgo's roots".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
During an event early this year at the Ellisons’ Florida compound, Jolin asked May questions typical of many donors, such as, Who are we recruiting?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The American restaurant’s name is more in tune with Lucas’ Marin County farm and film-production compound, Skywalker Ranch, though both are named for “Star Wars” protagonist Luke Skywalker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The 2023 investigation focused on sucralose-6-acetate, a compound that is chemically related to sucralose but is not the same substance.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Razi steered straight into the compound, the two men hot on his heels.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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Because those compounds disappear more slowly and may be supported by a reservoir of lipids in the kidney, they could help preserve an individual's chemical identity over time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Tishler and his Merck colleagues supplied the chemical and manufacturing expertise needed to turn compounds into medicines that could be widely produced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
They identified 33 initial hits and confirmed that compounds affecting particular chemical signaling pathways could increase axon width.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
NPR described the outcome as a striking rejection of the FDA’s stance, pointing out that every one of these compounds lacks the large, well-controlled clinical trials required to prove safety and effectiveness in humans.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
This ancient lifeway survives today, according to this theory, in the ring-shaped compounds of the Yanomamo.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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During the public meeting, the jaded panel members admitted several times that the science supporting the compounded substances was inadequate.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Recognizing that 9/11’s horrors compounded over the years does not degrade the memory of its initial victims.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
Millions have already been struggling for decades under international sanctions, with economic pressures compounded by more than six months of war with the United States.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Market-share losses to Chinese rivals will likely be compounded by the cuts to Volkswagen’s model lineup, noted Citi auto analyst Harald Hendrikse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The normal meanness that the winter brought was compounded by the small-spiritedness that hunger and scarlet fever produced.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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Part of the answer, of course, is that Home Depot started its public market compounding journey at a much lower base.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Others worried the shocks were compounding and could no longer be assumed to pass on their own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The same water supply network feeds several other locations across the capital's Royal Parks, compounding broader operational pressures faced by maintenance staff over the summer.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
You taught yourself about investing, the power of compounding — where your principal and the interest earned on that principal make money — taxes and, finally, retirement accounts.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
"Yeah," I said, and I felt fear rush in, compounding my guilt.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
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